What this covers
- Side yard walkways
- Front walks and garden paths
- Curbs and landscape edges
- Walks around pools
Narrow slabs need more joints
A walkway is a long, narrow slab. NRMCA’s rule that a panel should never be more than 1.5 times as long as it is wide means a 4-foot walk needs a cross joint about every 4 to 6 feet.
Where a walk meets a driveway, a curb, stairs or a garage slab, NRMCA calls for an isolation joint so the two pieces can move separately.
City sidewalks are different
The sidewalk along the street usually belongs to the city right-of-way. Every city Tim covers issues encroachment permits for work in the right-of-way, and Exeter’s code says those permits go only to state-licensed contractors. The town pages list each office.
Recent walkways work
Where Tim pours walkways
Questions people ask
Do you pour side yard walkways?
Yes. Sidewalks and walkways are on Tim’s service list, and several side yard walks are in the photos.
How often should a walkway have joints?
NRMCA says panels should be no more than 1.5 times as long as they are wide, so narrow walks need frequent cross joints.
Can you replace the city sidewalk in front of my house?
Work in the public right-of-way needs the city’s encroachment permit. The town pages link each city’s office.